FL3221 - SYNTAX

Mid-term Test Format (60 minutes)

1. Identify lexical categories in the passage given: nouns, pronouns, lexical verbs,
adjectives, degree adverbs, general adverbs, prepositions
(Review: Exercise 1 Unit 3)

2. Decide if a string is a constituent or not (Review Exercise 4, Unit 1)

3. Draw phrase markers for the following phrases

(Review: Exercise 4 Unit 2; Exercise 3 Unit 3)

4. Identify the sub-category of verbs and functions of major elements in sentences (10
sentences)
(Review Exercise 1 Unit 5)
5. Draw phrase markers for sentences (using triangles for all major constituents)
(Review Exercise 4 Unit 4)
6. Ambiguous phrases/sentences: Draw phrase markers for different analyses and
identify meanings for each analysis.
(Review Exercise 1 Unit 1; Exercises 3, 5 Unit 2; Exercise 2 Unit 4; Exercise 6 Unit
5)